too
adverb uk/tuː/ us/tuː/
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A1 太；过于
more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enough
I'm too fat. 我太胖了。
I can't reach the shelf - it's (a bit) too high. 我够不着书架——它（有点儿）太高了。
There were (far) too many people for such a small room. 这么小的房间人太多了。
It's too hard (for me) to explain. 这太难了，（我）无法解释。
It was too expensive a desk for a child's room. 作为孩子房间的书桌，这个太贵了。
It's (all) too much (= more than I can deal with) - I can't stand it. 这太过分了，我受不了。
all too 太，过于（用于形容词或副词前，强调不好的意味）
used before an adjective or adverb to emphasize a negative meaning
The holidays flew by all too quickly. 假期过得太快了。
only too 太，非常（用于形容词前，强调积极的意味）
used before an adjective to emphasize a positive meaning
"Would you like to make a donation?" "I'd be only too pleased." “你想捐助吗？”“我非常乐意。”
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- Don't fill your glass too full or you'll spill it.
- This book is a bit too grown-up for you.
- I can't pick the kettle up - the handle's too hot.
- By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply.
- That hill's far too steep to cycle up.
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A1 （尤用于句末）也，还
(especially at the end of a sentence) in addition, also
I'd like to come too. 我也想来。
informal "I love chocolate." "Me too." “我喜欢巧克力。”“我也喜欢。”
（表示惊奇）
used to show surprise
It's a wonderful picture of light shining through trees - and by a child too! 这张阳光穿过树林的照片很漂亮——还是一个孩子拍的！
Compare: as well (as)moreover what's more
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- You want a restaurant that serves good food but has a bit of atmosphere too.
- By the way, please tell Ellis that he's welcome to come too.
- Cars must stop at red traffic lights: similarly , bicycles should stop too.
- "Well, I hate you too!" she snapped.
- "I hope they stay together." "I hope so too."
(VERY)
A2 很，非常;完全
very, or completely
He wasn't too pleased/happy when I told him about the mistake. 我告诉他这个错误时，他不太高兴。
My mother hasn't been too well recently. 我妈妈最近身体不太好。
formal Thank you, you're too kind. 谢谢，你太好了。
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- I like detective stories and romances - nothing too intellectual.
- He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.
- Don't come too near me - you might catch my cold.
- If we all work together, it shouldn't take too long.
- He prefers plain food - nothing too fancy.
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US informal（用于强调对否定陈述的肯定回答）
used to emphasize a positive answer to a negative statement
"I'm not going to school today." "You are too!" “我今天不想上学。”“你必须上！”
Idioms
in too deepidiom 深陷困境
too involved in a difficult situation
too badidiom informalB1 太糟糕了
If you say something is too bad, you can mean either that you feel sympathy about a problem, or that you do not. The difference is in what is being talked about and the way that you say it.
It's too bad that you can't come to see Mark in his school play. 你不能来看马克在学校的戏剧演出，太遗憾了。
"I can't come on Friday." "That's too bad - I've already bought the tickets, so you'll still have to pay." “我星期五来不了。”“那太糟糕了——我已经买了票，所以你仍然得付钱。”
too good to be trueidiom 好得令人难以置信
so good that it is hard to believe, or seeming very good but not real
Her new job sounds too good to be true. 她的新工作听上去好得令人难以置信。
I'm not surprised the offer wasn't genuine, it sounded too good to be true. 这个报价不是真的我并不奇怪，因为它实在好得令人难以置信。
too good to missidiom 太好了不容错过
If you say that something is too good to miss, you mean that it is a very good opportunity and that people should see it, do it, etc.
Henri's latest show is too good to miss. 亨利最近的表演太好了，不容错过。
too much like hard workidiom 太像苦力活了
If you say that an activity is too much like hard work, you do not want to do because it needs a lot of effort.
I don't like gardening - it's too much like hard work. 我不喜欢园艺——太像苦力活了。
too much of a good thingidiom 好的东西太多了也会厌倦
the fact that something pleasant becomes unpleasant because you have or do too much of it
You can have too much of a good thing. 好的东西太多了你也会感到厌倦的。